How much do Painters, Construction and Maintenance make in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA?

Percentile spread

For Painters, Construction and Maintenance, the published 10th percentile is $35,460 and the 90th percentile is $63,670. The difference is $28,210, which is 56.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $45,060 to the 75th at $58,550, covers $13,490.

The mean annual wage is $50,770, which sits above the median of $49,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA median is 0.6% higher than the national median of $49,400 for Painters, Construction and Maintenance. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,113, which is 7.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.7% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $52,120.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is 93.556, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Painters, Construction and Maintenance at $53,113 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

41 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Painters, Construction and Maintenance. Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA ranks 26th of 42 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 45 miles away, with a median of $50,880 and employment of 310. That median is 2.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,896, against $53,113 here.
• Binghamton, NY is 58 miles away, with a median of $53,190 and employment of 100. That median is 7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,278, against $53,113 here.
• Williamsport, PA is 60 miles away, with a median of $46,020 and employment of 40. That median is 7.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,832, against $53,113 here.

Employment share

Painters, Construction and Maintenance accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA (130 of 255,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (225,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.35 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.